In her acceptance speech, Hampton paid tribute to Matt Beard, the previous Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham and Bristol Metropolis supervisor, who died on Saturday aged 47.
“The ladies’s recreation sadly on Saturday misplaced an actual trailblazer, Matt Beard,” stated Hampton. “Matt was somebody who cared an terrible lot for the ladies’s recreation when no-one else did. He lit up the room each time he was in it.
“And that is only a message to indicate that not everybody ought to need to undergo these darkish moments alone. Generally the brightest smiles within the room disguise the heaviest ache. He’ll be enormously missed.”
Born with a critical eye situation, Hampton was informed by medical doctors she mustn’t play soccer. She had a number of operations to attempt to appropriate her imaginative and prescient however it’s not excellent and he or she nonetheless has depth notion points.
“Firstly I wish to say an enormous thanks to France Soccer for this award,” stated Hampton, who thanked all of the coaches and her relations. “I do not suppose it is an achievement for me however for girls’s goalkeeping, that the award is lastly now collaborating.
“I stand on the shoulders of so many nice goalkeepers of the previous. Sitting alongside my fellow nominees, I am proud to be part of such an unbelievable group and galvanizing future generations of goalkeepers coming via and coaching so arduous.
“I would wish to thank my household, my brother – who’s right here tonight – for the sacrifices that you just made after I was rising up, driving me round in every single place in order that I might fulfil my dream and be right here tonight.
“To all of the coaches, there’s so many. To Sarina for having the religion in me over the summer season, with the success we have had. To the followers – your help doesn’t go unnoticed and it actually means loads.
“Lastly, to Grandpa. I like and miss you on daily basis. I hope I made you proud. We did it.”
